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Anyone on Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Vietnam?

DogChild
#1
I have a benign tumor on my pituitary gland so I have to inject myself weekly with Testosterone. Is anyone here on TRT over there and if so do any of you have doctor or source recommendations (assuming Testosterone can be purchased legally over the counter)

This is my most pressing dilemma about moving there
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Brick23
#2
In case nobody has PM'd you and you are still inquiring, from what I gather if you can find a pharmacy that stocks Sustanon you can buy it OTC without issue. You can also get it delivered it seems from shopee.vn if you can decrypt the site registration etc. there with Chrome/your Vietnamese - if you specifically want enanth or cyp esters you may need a hookup at the local meathead sweatpit. I'm a lifter and was planning to just pack a few months supply but it doesn't seem that hard to get there.

Note I do not speak from personal VN experience yet as I'm not moving there until this autumn - any corrections from someone already there very welcome.

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THIGV
#3
These people may have had different motives but maybe their info will help.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=741982https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=248010https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=814421https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=471830  (see #5)
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yamcha
#4
Have you tried ao dai therapy?
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Kooler42
#5
Victoria Health care
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Nyeddie
#6
Did  you find out if you can purchase testosterone over the counter in HCM? Thanks
726dbr
#7
yes, but not everywhere.  might need to go to 4 or 5 to find one that will sell it to you
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Kooler42
#8
Try Saigon Pharmacy
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Ricko120
#9

Following , I'm chasing cypionate when I'm.there, just wondering what issues you have returning to Oz with a few vials....

D
#10

@Ricko120 The only testosterone available here is sustanon and a weak version of propionate and even they are hard to find here now. TRT isn't really a thing yet in Vietnam and most people who need it here use underground labs stuff (which is actually easy to find here due to the fact that legit T isn't) or pop over to Thailand where it's it's easy to pick up Bayer Test E over the counter. Cypionate is really a US thing and it's difficult to get in this part of the world-same in Europe i believe.

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G
#11

@departed00 ok cheers

B
#12

@departed00


hey mate, im heading to vietnam next week and i have a prescription for test e trt from aus but i’’m wondering if you know if i’ll have any issues taking it through the airports once im in vietnam? and if they dont let me take it what chemist’s can i get sus from OTC? im going to HCM, da nang and hoi an?


thanks mate

J
#13

@726dbr

If you find out were please let me no

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OceanBeach92107
#14

Everyone following this thread: it's really, Really, REALLY Simple:


Go to a local hospital/medical center and have a DOCTOR prescribe Testosterone therapy for you.


Once you have a legal prescription from the hospital doctor, then the HOSPITAL PHARMACY will be able to sell you the medication. 


Please quit trying to find illegal sources, as that's very dangerous for you in more ways than one

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